Neighbors, Businesses Worried About Future of Ingram Lake After Hill Country Flooding

Neighbors, businesses worried about future of Ingram Lake after Hill Country flooding

The deadly July 4 flooding that claimed over 100 lives in the Kerr County area has left the Ingram community damaged and discouraged, but residents continue to rebuild. However, some residents expressed concerns about their future due to the large bodies of water that run along their community. “We started seeing the lake rise. And as we did, we saw all kinds of things float by us. Propane tanks, kitchen appliances, you name it. And that concern…

Texas Matters: The Kerr County flash flood hearing and redistricting

After the July 4 flash flood that turned the Upper Guadalupe River into a disaster area and killed over 130 people, Texas lawmakers came to Kerrville to get answers about what went wrong. But this hearing also fits into the effort to suddenly redistrict Texas to give the Republican Party five more congressional seats after the midterms.

Officials absent from emergency briefing before deadly Texas floods

Officials missed key call before floods hit Texas All senior Kerr County officials responsible for disaster coordination were absent from an emergency weather briefing held before the 4 July floods that killed 136 people across Texas, according to CNN. The information emerged during a public hearing of the Texas Senate and House Select Committees on […]

Why Texas Gerrymandering Matters

Okay–better late than never… Media has reported on the effort being mounted in Texas to re-gerrymander that state’s already-extreme gerrymander, in an effort to add five Republica…